'Southern Counties Chess Union - a retrospective' is an important
book that makes a significant contribution to English chess
history. It is informative and compelling; an engaging piece of
work that sometimes evokes a frontier spirit, where those seeking
to advance their plans of a chess union are caught between known
and unknown worlds.This book is a comprehensive, authoritative
account of major episodes in the first 125 years of the Southern
Counties Chess Union (SCCU) in England. Each page resonates with
the author's knowledge of chess history and his research. In the
book you will discover:* an overview of English chess in the mid-
to late-nineteenth century* why counties in the south of England
formed the first chess union* steps undertaken to realise and
strengthen the union* essential facts and statistics pertaining to
the SCCU's primary over-the-board competitions.
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